7 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Iggy Pop, Channel Tres, Santigold, More

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and EPs from Underworld and Iggy Pop, Channel Tres, Daniel Bachman, G Herbo, Tony Molina, Masayoshi Fujita, and the Cradle. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week.

British electronic group Underworld have teamed with Iggy Pop on a four-song joint EP. They described it as the “result of a few clandestine hotel room recording sessions” that was made in the weeks following Iggy’s 2016 record Post Pop Depression. They met when Underworld’s Ricky Smith was overseeing the T2 Trainspotting soundtrack, which featured a Prodigy remix of Iggy’s “Lust for Life.” The EP includes the single “Bells & Circles.”

Channel Tres is a Compton-based rapper and producer who has collaborated with artists like Kehlani and Duckwrth. Now, he’s dropped his self-titled debut EP. It features the previously released track “Jet Black,” which was co-written and produced by Godmode founder and former Pitchfork contributor Nick Sylvester.

Santigold is back with her first new project since 2016’s 99¢. Her impromptu mixtape was made with Mixpak label head Dre Skull. “A lot of songs on this record I wrote in the studio,” Santigold explained. “The whole point was: These are the issues on my mind right now. Just throw it down. Don’t be too precious about the lyrics.” Read Pitchfork’s new interview, “Santigold on Her Surprise Dancehall Album, I Don’t Want: The Gold Fire Sessions.”

Swervo, Chicago rapper G Herbo’s new album, was produced in full by Atlanta producer Southside. Coming in at 14 tracks, the record features Chief Keef, Young Thug, 21 Savage, and Juice WRLD. It follows last year’s Humble Beast.

Berlin-based composer Masayoshi Fujita has dropped his third solo LP Book of Life. With the new album (like the previous releases in the Masayoshi trilogy), he places the vibraphone front and center. “It’s quite a new instrument, but it’s often played in a similar way,” he said in a statement. “I feel that there is a lot more to explore with this exciting instrument.” Read Pitchfork’s review of the record’s “It’s Magical.”

The Cradle is the experimental solo project of New York City’s Paco Cathcart. His new album Bag of Holding features the previously released “Cell Games and Beyond.” It includes arrangements by longtime musical partner Sammy Weissberg and guest vocals from Palberta’s Lily Konigsberg, Nina Ryser, and Anina Ivry-Block.